Top 10 Steps To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes
My animosity with mosquitoes started in my pre-school years. I remember my father carrying a big steel dish coated with oil and swinging it wildly in the air to trap those flying blood suckers. Me and my brothers were assigned the duty of finding small mosquitoes sticking on to the white walls of our small […]
Use this free SMS service to never miss your child’s Immunization days again
Vaccinating your children against “vaccine preventable diseases” is one of the first step to be taken by all parents to provide a healthy life for their loved ones. But, most of the time, the busy working parent forgets about the immunization date for their children and end up missing the shots. How cool would it […]
Can Diabetics Eat Fruits?
“I had a mango yesterday night”, he said suggesting the possible cause for the raised Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level. “I usually do not have fruits, but yesterday I had to” he continued as if he had committed a grave mistake. When I told him, “You know something? Diabetics are NOT restricted from eating fruits”, […]
Vaccine Cold Chain and VVM, ensuring the potency of vaccines
Responsible parens take their children to the nearest hospital for vaccination. Vaccines are readily available there. The only thing that bothers the parents is about the injections being painful and the possibility of developing fever after taking the shot. Has anyone of you thought about the potency and effectiveness of the vaccines that are available […]
Undiscovered Uses of Stethoscope
Dr René Laennec couldn’t have guessed that his invention would one day become the third hand of every doctor in this world. The stethoscope is used to listen to the various sounds produced in our body. It includes heart beats, abnormal heart sounds like murmurs and clicks, breath sounds, bowel sounds etc. Our Medicine Professor, […]
Laboratory Technician interview at our PHC
Regular readers of this blog will be aware of the fact that we recently launched the medical laboratory in our primary health centre (PHC). Many things have changed at the PHC since the inception of the laboratory. The most remarkable change was the hike in Out-Patient Department (OPD) fee. The voices raised by the outpatient […]
How much are you willing to pay at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) ?
Consulting a doctor in India is an expensive routine unless you opt for the public hospitals functioning under the government. I’ve been working at such a government hospital for the past 3 years now. Things were running smooth until the hike in the consultation fee. This article explains the reasons for the sudden hike in […]